Well, this is my first time online in several days because one of my close friends was visiting for the past week and went home late last night. Therefore, I didn't go online while she was here. Too busy!
Additionally, I have been working my butt off at the Cat Clinic. I have been working extra shifts (a couple co-workers have been gone lately) and it's finally catching up with me, but at least I get this weekend off. That should help a lot!
Besides work, the animals have been keeping me busy as well. We are finally done medicating the rescue foals twice a day. Now we just have to change the bandage and clean Romy's wound every night. It is looking SO much better, though, and she's walking great on that leg (has been for days now). We have taken some pictures of it because we want to compare them as the wound heals. No proud flesh so far, which is great, but it could still develop. Romy is getting a lot easier to catch and handle, but she is still suspicious of humans. Firefly, on the other hand, is GREAT with us now! She can be jumpy sometimes, but she lets us walk right up to her and pet her (she loves being pet) and she also is a HUGE pest while we doctor Romy. Haha. Such a cutie! Firefly has really come around.. She is shedding off her nasty foal fur (I call it nasty because her coat was all dull, thick, and wormy-looking when we got her) right now and it looks like she will be a gorgeous chestnut color! Her nasal discharge is gone and I haven't heard her cough in a few days, so her respiratory virus is either gone or close to it! Yippee! Romy has a stuffy nose still, but I think we just need to clean it out and it will be good. Haven't seen/heard her cough in a few days either.
I told my mom I want some money to build a shelter and the foal pasture for my birthday present (my birthday is July 29th), so soon we will be getting to work on the nice new pasture for the three fillies! Of course Remedy will not be joining Firefly and Andromeda until she is weaned (a couple months from now).
Speaking of Remedy.. She gave me a scare last Friday on her 6 week old mark. I came home from work and found that she was acting lethargic, drinking a TON of water, not nursing, and she had watery diarrhea. I called me vet immediately and she had me give Remedy electrolytes and probios and those seemed to work really fast on her. I think it was a mixture of dehydration and Serenity (her dam) being in heat at the time. It has been so hot here lately.. Gotta love Oklahoma in the summer. Anyway, also gave her some Banamine as my vet recommended. Almost hauled her to the vet hospital because of the diarrhea and fever, but like I said, she got better after we treated her. Her fever went away and after she passed some gas, she seemed to be good as far as diarrhea went. She is doing so much better now, but she still isn't entirely back to normal in my opinion. She hasn't been as active as usual, but she has been nursing great since Friday night, eating hay and grain, drinking plenty of water, and acting curious about everything like normal. Just not running, bucking, and rearing like she likes to do. That filly means so much to me so if I have any more causes for concern in her, I will call my vet out here.
Ash's kitten is getting big! But he was a little chubster right when he was born. Haha. He's so adorable. Our friend who stayed with us for the past week is going to move in with us (my boyfriend and me) very soon and I had told her when we found out Ash was pregnant that she could have one of her kittens if she wanted. Well, she still wants Ash's kitten, so she gets to have him for herself! I'm glad he will be living with me still, though. She renamed him "McKay" after her favorite character on Stargate Atlantis.
Anyway, that's the latest on the animals. I will add some more pictures later.